A prototype of the Paradise a la Brazil: a comparison between the holy Ground in Guarapiranga and theHoly Grounds in Japan

Authors

  • Carlos Roberto Sendas Ribeiro Faculdade Messiânica

Keywords:

Church of World Messianity, Sacred Grounds, Paradise on Earth, Transplantation of Religions

Abstract

Referring to the so called Guarapiranga Sacred Grounds constructed by the Church of World Messianity of Brazil in the city of São Paulo, this essay is interested in convergences and divergences between the Brazilian Sacred Grounds and the Churches original Sacred Grounds in Japan. Aware of a series of geographical and cultural aspects that differentiate Brazil from Japan as well as of the particularities responsible for specificities of the national manifestations of the Church of World Messianity, the article focusses on the adaptations of the Japanese model of the sacred ground to Brazils natural, social and cultural conditions.

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Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2011): Herança espiritual japonesa - modalidades de transplantação religiosa e adaptação cultural

Section

Seção Temática

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